Prairie Sunset Point–Lupo Pond, 5 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit near Wales, WI. The route passes Prairie Sunset Point before reaching Lupo Pond at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 283 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prairie Sunset Point–Lupo Pond, 5 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Elevation 908–1,145 ft
Out & Back · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit
Trailhead: 43.00798, -88.38490
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Cushing Park Road Recreational Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Prairie Path, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Prairie Sunset Point.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Lupo Pond.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Asthma Hill, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ice Age Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Glacial Drumlin State Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Glacial Drumlin State Trail 2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Glacial Drumlin State Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Glacial Drumlin State Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Lapham Hill–Ice Age Viewpoint, 6 sights 8.5 mi · ▲ 319 ft
- Ice Age Viewpoint–Lupo Pond, 5 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 427 ft
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